Mike, Thanks for your response. If the Bible was inspired by a good god, would He instruct stoning to death of a new wife if her husband somehow suspected her of not being a virgin? Could He have told them that was something not knowable by examination? After all, He told them tons of stuff about what foods to eat and not eat and even instructed them not to wear cloths of mixed materiel. But not a word about not raping or murdering a young bride. In fact, stoning young brides were part of His law.